1924 Cal Aggies football team

The 1924 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1924 college football season. The team was known as the Cal Aggies or California Aggies. They competed as an independent for the last time in 1924. They would become a charter member of the new Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1925.[note 2]

1924 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
1924 record5–4–1
Head coach
1924 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hawaii      8 0 0
Saint Mary's      8 1 0
La Verne      7 1 1
New Mexico A&M      7 3 0
Tempe Normal      6 1 1
Pacific (CA)      6 3 0
Gonzaga      5 0 2
New Mexico      5 1 0
Cal Aggies      5 4 1
Nevada      3 4 1
Santa Clara      3 5 1
Arizona      2 4 0
Santa Barbara      2 5 1
Humboldt State      1 0 0

The Aggies were led by second-year head coach William L. "Billy" Driver. They played home games in Davis, California. The Aggies finished with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1) and outscored their opponents 124–104 for the 1924 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Mare Island Naval Hospital Training SchoolDavis, CAW 34–7[1]
September 27St. Ignatius[note 3]Davis, CAW 16–6[2]
October 4San Francisco Olympic ClubDavis, CAT 0–0[3]
October 18Chico State[note 4]Davis, CAW 23–0[4]
October 25at Santa Clara
L 0–6[5]
November 1at Pacific (CA)[note 5]L 14–17[6]
November 11Woodland American Legion
W 12–7[7]
November 15at Saint Mary’sL 6–42[8]
November 27at ArizonaTucson, AZL 6–12[9]
November 29Pasadena Athletic Club
L 13–7[10]

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Notes

  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. University of San Francisco was known as Saint Ignatius College from 1919 to 1929.
  4. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  5. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. The November 1, 1924 meeting between Pacific and the Cal Aggies was the first game ever played at C.O.P. Field

References

  1. "'Cal' Aggies Win From Navy". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. September 21, 1924 via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. "Close Grid Game Won By Aggies From Ignatius". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. September 29, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Aggies Battle Olympic To Standstill, No Score". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 6, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cal Aggies Cop Title In North By Win Over Chico". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 20, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Santa Clarans Lack Punch, But Win Out 6 to 0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 26, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  6. E. I. Leake (November 3, 1924). "Last Minute Goal Upset Aggie Eleven". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jim Brann (November 12, 1924). "Aggies Beat Legion In Great Football Battle By 12 to 7". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "St. Mary's Grid Team Swamps California Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 16, 1924. p. 33. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Arizona Wildcats Defeat California Aggies 12 to 6 At Tucson". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. November 28, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "California Aggies in 13-to-7 Victory Over Pasadena". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1924. p. I-a.2. Retrieved March 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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